Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of respondent among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016.
| Variables | Weighted frequency (%) | Variables | Weighted frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in 5-yrs group | Region | ||
| 15–19 | 233.5(2.60) | Tigray | 595.3 (6.63) |
| 20–24 | 1,630.75(18.17) | Afar | 93.11(1.04) |
| 25–29 | 2,763.2(30.79) | Amhara | 1,693(18.87) |
| 30–34 | 2,070.5(23.07) | Oromia | 3,886.8(43.31)) |
| 35–39 | 1,437.4(16.02) | Somali | 406.1(4.53) |
| 40–44 | 625.9(6.68) | Benishangul | 97.8(1.09) |
| 45–49 | 212.2(2.37) | SNNPR | 1,913.1(21.32) |
| Gambela | 22.14(0.25) | ||
| Harari | 20.9(0.23) | ||
| Addis Ababa | 205.8(2.29) | ||
| Dire Dawa | 39.08(0.44) | ||
| Educational level | Size of child at birth | ||
| No education | 5,956.3(66.38) | Small | 2,296.6(25.59) |
| Primary | 2,391.96(26.66) | Large | 2,926.33(32.61) |
| Secondary & Higher | 625.14(6.97) | Average | 3,750.5(41.80) |
| Marital status | Wealth status | ||
| Single | 45.96(0.51) | Poor | 4,204.6(46.86) |
| Married | 8,598.96(95.83) | Middle | 1,881.4(20.97) |
| Divorced | 106.54(1.19) | Rich | 2,887.4(32.18) |
| Divorced | 221.9(2.47) | ||
| Media exposure | Number of children | ||
| No | 6,043.01(67.34) | 1–2 | 7,357.09(81.99) |
| Yes | 2,930.38(32.66) | >3 | 1,616.3(18.01) |
| Place of residence | Current working status | ||
| urban | 1,002.02(11.17) | No | 6,432.717(71.69) |
| rural | 7,971.37(88.83) | Yes | 2,540.67(28.31) |
| Sex of the child | * VA in last 6 months | ||
| Male | 4,633.77(51.64) | No 46.25 56.75 | 4,944(55.10) |
| Female | 4,339.62(49.36) | Yes | 4,029.22(44.90) |
| Religion | * ANC visits | ||
| Orthodox | 3,119.87(34.77) | No visit | 5,213.11(58.10) |
| Muslim | 3,604.08(40.16) | 1st visit | 244.15(2.72) |
| protestant | 1,070.78(21.96) | 2nd visit | 445.83(4.97) |
| Others | 278.65(3.11) | 3rd visit | 1,132.33(12.62) |
| ≥4 visits | 1,937.97(21.60) | ||
| Husband education | Child age in months | ||
| No-education | 4,568.47(50.91) | 6–11 | 1,041.4(11.61) |
| Primary education | 3,380.74(37.68) | 12–23 | 1,964.7(21.90) |
| Secondary & higher | 1,024.17(11.41) | 24–35 | 1,886.74(21.03) |
| 36–47 | 1,954.38(21.78) | ||
| 48–59 | 2,126.13(23.69) | ||
| Place of delivery | |||
| Home | 6,792.05(74.69) | ||
| Institution | 2,271.34(25.31) | ||
*SNNPR = south nation nationalities peoples’ region, VA = vitamin A, ANC = antenatal care.